By Firesit on June 24, 2010
Julia Gillard (48) is the first female prime minister in Australia’s history. Gillard became the Leader of the Australian Labor Party at the 2010 Australian Labor Party leadership election on 24 June 2010 and was sworn in as prime minister later that day. She had previously served as Deputy Prime Minister of Australia under Kevin [...]
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By Firesit on June 1, 2010
Al Gore, the Nobel peace prize winner and former US Vice President, and his wife Tipper, have announced that the couple are separating after 40 years of marriage.
The pair met at Al Gore’s high school senior prom in 1965, and were married in May 1970 at the National Cathedral in Washington DC. The Gores lived [...]
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By Firesit on April 29, 2010
Laura Bush suggests in her memoir book (Spoken from the Heart will be published next month) that an attempt was made to poison George W. Bush at a G8 summit in Germany. On 7 June 2008, the Bushes enjoyed an official dinner in the Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm at the opening of that year’s [...]
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By Firesit on February 11, 2010
Dmitry Medvedev President of Russia admitted that persistence helped him to achieve success. Dmitry Medvedev, 44, is the third and current President of the Russian Federation, inaugurated on 7 May 2008. He won the presidential election held on 2 March 2008 with 71.25% of the popular vote. One student asked Medvedev, what personal qualities [...]
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